Match 1

Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Date: 09.06.2022

Time: 7:00 PM

Result: South Africa won by 7 wickets.

Player of the match: David Miller ( South Africa).

India vs. South Africa:  Captain Rishabh Pant was leading the team from the Indian side and Temba Bavuma from the South African side. Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Indian openers, Rituraj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan, were dominating the South African bowlers. Both the batsmen were looking in good touch, but just when both started looking dangerous, Rituraj Giakwad got out in order to up the ante. Shreyas Iyer came to the crease and he did not feel the pressure of the game at all. He also looked like he was in good touch. The Indian batsmen were looking to score big. Ishan Kishan was out for 76, but the platform was set for the Indian team.

Ishan Kishan innings.

 Then the Indian batters played some good cricketing shots and scored quickly, and as a result, posted a mammoth total of 211 runs on the board. The South Africans needed a good start, but the Indian bowlers were up to their mark and, as a result, South Africa was losing regular wickets. Just when it was looking like India would win this match, then came Miller, the killer show. When Miller bats, no target looks huge, and it was looking as if Miller had just come from the IPL, and he continued not only to impress one and all, but also played a match-winning innings for his team. South Africa were up by 1-0 in this series and South Africa mounted their highest chase record in the T20’s.

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Match 2

Venue: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

Date: 12.06.2022

Time: 7:00 PM

Result: South Africa won by 4 wickets.

Player of the match: Heinrich Klaaseen ( South Africa).

India vs. South Africa:  Captain Rishabh Pant was leading the team from the Indian side and Temba Bavuma from the South African side. Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Indian openers, Rituraj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan, had come to bat. But the Indian opening stand didn’t last long, and Rituraj Gaikwad got out early. It was a big blow for India. The South African bowling was simply too good for the Indian batters. But then Ishan Kishan broke the shackles and started hitting some beautiful shots. But Ishan Kishan perished at a crucial stage of the game and he could not capitalize on his innings. Shreyas Iyer was looking in good touch, but the wickets of hard-hitting batsmen Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya were a big blow for the Indian team. Shreyas Iyer also got out on 40 runs. However, Dinesh Kartik guided the team to a fighting total of 148 runs. India needed a flurry of regular wickets to keep the South African batsmen in check. The match was interesting as both sides were looking to fight, and then when Dwaine Pretorius got out early, the Indian bowlers were looking to dominate the game. There was a regular fall of wickets and it looked like India could defend its score of 148 runs. But Heinrich Klaasen was looking as if he was batting on a different pitch altogether, and he scored his half century and ensured South Africa went 2-0 in the series. 

Heinrich Klassen innings

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a wonderful spell, but his efforts went in vain as India lost the match.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s bowling spell 

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Match 3

Venue: DR. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakha Patnam

Date: 14.06.2022

Time: 7:00 PM

Result: India won by 48 runs.

Player of the match: Yuzvendra Chahal( India)

India vs. South Africa: It was a do or die match for the Indian team led by Captain Rishabh Pant if they had to stay alive in the series, and the South African team led by Captain Temba Bavuma needed just one win to win this series. Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bowl first. When the chips are down, a hero is born, as the saying goes. Both of them looked in great touch. Rituraj Gaikwad completed his half century. 

Rituraj Gaikwad innings

Just when both the batsmen were looking to take the game away, Rituraj Gaikwad perished. Meanwhile,Ishan Kishan continued to dominate the bowlers and completed his half century. 

Ishan Kishan, Innings

Then, a twist in the game when Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer got out almost back to back, and the South Africans were back in the game. The Indian captain also got out quickly, and now the Indians were in great trouble. And wickets were falling at regular intervals, but Hardik Pandya played some great cricketing shots to ensure the Indian team put up a fighting total. In the end, the Indian team managed to score 179 runs. The Indian bowlers bowled their hearts out, and the way they were bowling, it looked as if the target was 200 runs. They made South Africa earn every run. As a result, the Indians won this all-important match with a huge margin of 48 runs, thereby not only staying alive in this series but also carrying the momentum into the next game. 

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Match 4

Venue: Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot

Date: 17.06.2022

Time: 7:00 PM

Result: India won by 82 runs.

Player of the match: Dinesh Kartik ( India)

India vs. South Africa: It was an important match for the Indian team so that they could level the series, and the South Africans were looking to steal the series away from the Indians. Both captains, Rishabh Pant and Temba Bavuma, were at the toss, and Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bowl first. In this all-important match, Indian openers Rituraj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan needed a good start, but Rituraj Gaikwad got out cheaply, and Shreyas Iyer too could not Thus, the South Africans were on top of their game and bowling well. Ishan Kishan, the batsman in form, and Rishabh Pant, the captain of India, tried to build a partnership and set a platform for India. Just when Ishan Kisshan and Rishabh Pant were looking to dominate the innings, both of them got out in quick succession. But Hardik Pandya looked determined to play an impactful innings in the all-important game for India. The pitch was looking like a bowler’s pitch, but Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Kartik were batting as if they were batting on a different pitch, and DK, the finisher, was at his aggressive best and managed to score a half century. 

Dinesh Kartik Innings

India managed to score 169 runs on the board as a result. South Africa suffered a big blow as their captain, Temba Bhuva, retired from the match. And their star batsman, Quinton De Cock, got run out, and the Indians were all over the South African team, and some excellent bowling spells, especially the bowling spell of Avesh Khan, 

Avesh Khan Bowling spell

ensured India drew the series 2-2. It was an excellent bowling performance by the Indian bowlers to get the South African team all out for just 87 runs, thereby winning the match with a huge margin of 82 runs and ensuring momentum was on their side before going to the series decider match.

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Match 5

Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Date: 19.06.2022

Time: 7:00 PM

Result: No result.

India vs. South Africa: it was going to be the deciding match. The team that handles the pressure well will land on the winning side. It was a big blow for South Africa as their Captain  Temba Bavuma  was injured. Both India,led by Captain Rishabh Pant,and South Africa,led by Captain Keshav MMaharaj,were ready for the toss. South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first. The rain played the spoil sport in this game and all though for a brief moment there There was a match played, but rain started, and the match could not be started again. series was shared by both India and South Africa. Bhuvneshwar Kumar from India was adjudged as the man of the series award and Ishan Kishan won the Hundia Venue car for the performer of the series. 

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